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April 6, 2015
Eva O’Diam was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1953 to her mother, a school teacher, and her father, an engineer. Growing up in conservative, rural Ohio, Eva lost her father at the age of 12 and moved to Covington, Ohio where she graduated from high...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Coming Out, HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 088: Eva O'Diam
April 9, 2015
Dr. Eric Selvey was born and raised in Harrisburg, PA. He attended optometry school in Philadelphia, but returned to the Harrisburg area after graduating. In his interview he discusses his relationship with his mother and grandmother — and coming...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Lily White & Company, South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 104: Eric Selvey
April 15, 2015
Ray Davis was born on April 30th, 1954 in Bethlehem, PA. After attending Catholic school, Ray went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture from Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA. After moving to...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 022: Ray Davis
April 20, 2015
Lori Hatch-Rivera was born in Rockville Central, New York on Long Island in 1958. After Lori’s family moved to South Florida, Lori enrolled into what is now Palm Beach Atlantic University and graduated in 1989 with a degree in...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: MCC Harrisburg, Equality PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 044: Lori Hatch-Rivera
April 29, 2015
Joy (Ufema) Counsel was raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. After completing high school, Joy began studies to become a nurse at the Altoona Hospital, and later completed a nursing program at Harrisburg Area Community College. Joy worked in numerous...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: York Hospice House (York, PA)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 116: Joy (Ufema) Counsel
May 30, 2015
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”
This flyer promotes the...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
Topics:
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Coming of Age” Flyer - May 30, 2015
May 30, 2015
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”
This event program is from...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
Topics:
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Coming of Age” Program - May 30, 2015
July 24, 2015
Daniel Maneval was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1947. In this interview, Daniel speaks frankly about his experiences growing up as an only child, about the homophobic violence he has experienced, and the gay organizations he...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 072B: Dan Maneval
August 3, 2015
Shaka Hudson was born in 1949 in Harrisburg as the middle of five children. An artist his whole life, Shaka attended John Harris High School and Penn State University before unenrolling in college and leaving Harrisburg to join the Washington D.C...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations:
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 050: Shaka Hudson
October 28, 2015
Lorraine Kujawa was one of the co-founders of the Lavender Letter in Harrisburg during the late seventies and eighties. The Lavender Letter was created to provide events for the lesbian community to attend in Pennsylvania. She started the...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 061: Lorraine Kujawa
November 11, 2015
Cathy Nelson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Staten Island, New York, at the age of two with her strict Italian-Swedish family. As a child, Cathy loved music and did well in school. She also participated in Catholic youth group...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Coming Out
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
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November 19, 2015
In this oral history, Anonymous_001 starts off discussing his family life. He states that his family life was not the best but not the worst, however after his mother left and his father developed borderline personality disorder, he decided to...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Addiction
Organizations:
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 001: Anonymous
November 19, 2015
Gretchen Little was born on October 26, 1958 in Elmira, New York. As a child, Gretchen was interested in sports and experimented with wearing women’s clothing in the home. While studying Media Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas,...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Transgender Experiences
Organizations: TransCentral PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 067: Gretchen Little
November 21 and 22, 2015
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”
This event program is for the...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
Topics:
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Fall in Love” Program - November 21 & 22, 2015
November 22, 2015
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”
This flyer promotes the...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
Topics:
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Fall in Love” Flyer - November 22, 2015
November 23, 2015
Benjamin Dunlap was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania on December 23, 1957. He was born to a family with a mother, father, and sister ten years older than him. Throughout his life he was highly involved with LGBT community life and in...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Common Roads
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 031: Benjamin Dunlap
November 24, 2015
Don Haines was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and grew up there. In this interview he discusses his experience in Lancaster County as a gay man. He also discusses his experience in Columbia, PA and the acceptance that he has from his family and...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 043: Don Haines
December 16, 2015
John Barns was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania. He comes from a family of farmers and is Pennsylvania Dutch. He grew up on a farm, joined the military during Vietnam, and then worked for the Pennsylvania government for 30...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 005: John Barns
January 16, 2016
Nancy Helm was born in Lancaster Pennsylvania and graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1981. After graduating she worked for a printing company and did other odd jobs before opening a hair salon with her partner. Not long after that she...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 047: Nancy Helm
February 27, 2016
Altland’s Ranch was the first official LGBTQ+ bar in the York area, and was the longest running LGBTQ+ bar in the county. It was known for hosting drag balls, discos, and particularly Halloween parties. Altland’s Ranch closed in...
Collection: LGBT-084 - Altland's Ranch
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View Item: Altland's Ranch "Karaoke with DJ Storm" Poster - February 27, 2016
April 9, 2016
Sabrina Valente was born in Baltimore, MD and lived most of her childhood and adolescence in Littlestown, PA in Adams County. She attended Eastern University for an undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies and Wagner College for a Master’s degree...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: TrueNorth Wellness
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 117: Sabrina Valente
May 5, 2016
Amy Skillman talks about her childhood growing up in Michigan in a large Episcopalian family and the influence of spirituality in her life, both as a teenager and an adult. Amy went to an all-girls school where rumors circulated about certain...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Common Roads, Institute for Cultural Partnerships
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 108: Amy Skillman
May 21 and 22, 2016
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”
This event program is from...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
Topics:
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Plant a Tree of Peace” Program - May 21 & 22, 2016
July 20, 2016
Mark Segal is a gay rights activist, author, and journalist for the Philadelphia Gay News. In this interview, Mark discusses his political involvement in the gay rights movement in Pennsylvania in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Particularly, he focuses...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations:
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 103: Mark Segal
July 30, 2016
The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....
Collection: LGBT-021 - LGBT Center of Central PA
Topics:
Organizations: Adler Health Services
View Item: Pride Festival of Central PA Official Pride Guide, 2016 - July 30, 2016
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